Towel rack



April 17, 1928.

A. W. AUBREY TOWEL RACK Filed Aug. 12. 1926 INVENTOR 4w flMa/zy ATTORNEYS r I Patented Apr. 17, 1928.,

' ANDREW w. AUBREY, or Los enemas, onmronirm. j,

mowm. anon w Ap ueauon'mea August 12, 192a Seria l flo. 128,858. i

Myiinvention" relates: to and has for its purpose the provision-eta rack which s ca,-

pabie oi holding a. multiplicity of: ordinary I towels in such. manner that, theindivi'dual Sand; successive usev thereof is permitted,

7 while ialloi. the towels are securely locked,

against theft p I It 55131150 a purpose of my invention to 3 [provide .a towel'rackofpthee abovedescriibed 'lwcharacter which; isca-pablel of holding a roll towel to. permit its use in the usual manner and to securelyzlock: the towel against theft. I xwilil" describeionly one form of towel,

raelrenrbodying my invention and will? then 15 point out the ,novel. features thereof in 'cl'ai m's'. 1 I Instheaccompanying drawings, U Fi re. 1 is a View: showing in perspective one. 012m. of towel rack, embodying my; invention in applied position to a-wall; f

l5igures. 2' and 3 are enlarged iragmem tary' sectional views. taken on the lines; 2r-2 and3+-3 of Figure- 1,;v l-

- Figure 4 isa fragmentary plan vview 0f of the towel supporting plate broken away;

Figure 5 is a view similar to; Figure 3" showing myinventon as a rol'l toweli supportlng rack. 1 l

Similarreference characters: refer to 511111- lar parts in each of the. several views.

' Referring specifically to thedrawings, my

invention, its presentembodiment, comprises a frame having a stationary part. and 35* another part removable from the stationary part; and adapted to carry a multiplicityof towelsawith means for locking the'movable' partfof thestationarypart to prevent theftof the towels; The stationarypart of the firame comprises spaced parallel arms 15 formed at onev of their ends with disks 16 through which screws or other suitable fas-- tening'members areadapted to extendior i securing the frame: asa unitin horizontal position upon: a wall, as. illustrated in Fig-. urel. These arms: 15 are rigidly connected by a brace rod 17,,the arms and rodheing' preferably of tubular form so. as to render 'modate latching and locking means, as will be describedmore fully hereinafter.

the rack shown in Figure. 1 with afportion them light and 130311110177 the arms to accom:

i d of the arms 1'15 tie-(011;

structed? to accommodate the'endk por ions Y of the removable part of the ;frame-,"and I such part includes a connecting rod '18 and i plate: 19 arranged at thei'niier side ofithe the jarms. Thi plate 19 is curved" trans: yersely to conform to the curvature of the' rod 1-8-,;andit is provided. at regular interro'dj "1.8, as shown in Figure 2, so asto be nterposed between the rod and theends of alealong. its length with forwardly 'extended p ns L 20, which extend. through; suit abl'e openings formed in the rod' 18,, asfclear- ,ly illustrated, in Figure 3f. 1 Between the plate and the rodv a multiplicity of towels.

I designated at/T areadapted to bereceived I withthe pins 20, extending throughthe open edges of the several'towels so that the latter are suspended from the rack as clearlyillus trated'. in Flgure 1. Wi-ththe'plate andjro'd inr applied position, 'as/illustratedfthe pins serve to secure the towels against removal from the rack, and the towels are "preferably arranged in overlappedrelation onthe rack,..as shown in Figurefl, so ,that they may be separately and successivel y used,'and I after, the. uselof each towelit is thrown up-v ,wardlyand' rearwardlyso as to drop over the rod'17; U r H To assemble the rod andpl atewith respect to the; arms, vIj proyi'de a latching means which, in the present :instanee,}comprises two pairs of arms 21"with each pair crossed and pivoted at thepoint' indicated at 22 on fa" 1 plate 23 secured within the adjacent end of v the; rod 18.. The arms of each pairfextendthrough slots 24; in't he rod" the outer ends of the arms being'formed with handles 25 which are adapted to; begripped ini a; nipulatiiig the arms, while the inner ends ,iofithe arms are formed v with sets .ofteeth .26 normally urged into engagement with sets of teeth v2,7. i'ormed'on the inner wall of the corresponding arm 15, 3 spring 28 being interposed between the arms for.- urging the teeth, to the position described. The

teeth 26 andQZ arereyersel'y disposed and j when in engagement, withfeach' other servej c to latch, the [arms against withdrawal. from the. arm 15. so that the rod and'plate, are

secured in proper position upon thearmr ofthe bolt, and

retracted position. tracted position,

ment with the To prevent unauthorized removal of the plate and rod from the arms through manipulation of the arms 21 to cause their teeth to disengage the teeth of the arms 15, I provide two locking means, one for each pair of arms 21. As clearly illustrated in Figure'2, each locking means comprises a sliding bolt 29 mounted in the arm 15 to occupy an advanced position as shown, in which it is interposed between the inner ends of the arms 21 so as to maintain the teeth 26 in engagement with the teeth 27. It is to be particularly noted that the head of the bolt 29 is of wedge form, so that it may readily enter between the arms 21 and effectively secure the teeth 26in engagement with the teeth 27 This bolt 29 is adapted to be manually moved to the advanced or locking posltion by sliding'of a pin 30 in a slot 31 of the arm 15. The movement of the bolt to retractedposition is effected through the medium of'a key (not shown) insertible into key-hole 82 to engage alatch 33 so that the lug 34 thereof is moved out of the recess 35 of the bolt 29, continuing the movement of the key engaging within the recess 36 thus sliding the latter to With the bolt in re the arms gripped at the handles 25 and compressed, thereby moving the teeth 26 out of engageteeth 27 and against the tension of the spring 28, whereby the arms can be removed from the arms 15. In this manner, the rod 18 and the plate 19 can be removed from the arms 15 to allow application or removal of towels to or from the rack. It is to be noted that the lug 34 serves to lock the bolt 29 in the advanced position so that the latter cannot be moved to retracted position by the pin 30. Although I have described the rack as .adapted for the supporting of a multiplicity plate 19 of towels of the ordinary construction, my invention is also adaptable to the supportillustrated in Figing of a roll towel, and as ure 5 aroll towel 37 can be extended around and the rod 18 so vthat with the towel locked in position upon the frame the latter can be rolled to present any portion of its length for convenient use.

Although I have herein shown and described only one form of towel rack embodyit is to be understood that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention and the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim asmy invention: 1. A towel rack comprising a frame having a stationary part and a removable part, the latter including companion towel clamping members one of which is secured between the other member and the stationary 21 can now be part, co acting latching means on the stationary part and the said other member for securing the removablepart to the stationary part to prevent means for locking the latching means against release.

2. A towel rack comprising'a frame, in-

cluding a pair of arms, a towel supporting removal of the towels, and V rod-connecting the arms, means for latching the rod to the arms comprising arms arof the frame arms to secure the crossed arms agamst removal from the frame, and handies on the crossed arms projecting from the rod by which the arms can be operated to cause the'teeth thereof todisengage the teeth of the frame arms, and means for locking the latching means to prevent removal of the rod and the towels carried thereby.

'3. A towel rack comprising a frame, ineluding a pair of arms, a towel supporting rod connecting the arms,.means forlatching the rod to the arms comprising arms arranged in pairs 'ln'the ends of the rod and pivoted and crossed onthe .rod, the

crossedarms extending into the frame arms,

co-acting teeth on the frame, arms and crossed arms, yieldable means for urging the crossed arms so that their teeth will engage the teeth of the frame'arms to secure the crossed arms against removal fromv the 3 name, and handles on the crossed arms pro-- jecting from the rod by which the arms can be operated to cause the teeth thereof to disengage the teeth of the frame arms, and means for locking the latching means to preventremovalof the rod and the towels carried thereby comprising locking bolts movablein the frame arms to be extended between the arms of each pair of crossed arms to" maintain the teeth thereof in engagement with the teeth of the frame arms. 4. A towel rack-comprising a frame including a pair of arms having teeth therein, a towel supporting rod connecting the arms, means for latching the rod to the arms comprising toothed arms arranged in pairs and pivoted in the rod, and meansfor locking the latching means to prevent removal of the rod and the towelscarried thereby comprising locking bolts movable-in the frame arms to be extended between the arms of each pair of crossed arms to maintain the teeth thereof in engagement with the teeth of the frame arms. I p

,5. A towel raclrcomprising a frame in cluding a pair of arms having-teeth therein, a towel supporting rod connecti-ngthe arms, means for latching the rod to the arms comprising toothed arms arranged in pairs and:

pivoted in the rod, and means for locking the latching means to prevent removal of the rod'and the towels carried therebyoom- I prising bolts manually movable in the frame arms to a locking position in which it is disposed between the arms of each pair of cfossed' arms to maintain the teeth thereof in engagement with the teeth of the frame arms, means for securing the bolts in looking. 10 '1 position, and key-operated means-for retracting the bolts from between the crossed arms. i 4 

